Blog Support
In assessing a number of modules colleagues and I ask students to produce a piece of work that can be hosted on a professional website. This could be a short written essay, a video of them leading a practical or maybe a video clip of a presentation with a voiceover.
In doing this we hope to challenge the students in producing work that will be of use beyond the constraints of academia and over the course of their undergraduate studies we hope to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to have a professional online presence as they progress in their careers.
On this page I've collated examples of online professional practice that I think are worth reviewing. This is intended as a means of inspiration and support for the emerging professionals we work with so that they may better get to grips with the technology, and potential content for their developing online presence.
Examples of blogs/websites
Greg Fell - Director of Public Health, Sheffield
Deans notes by Dr Sandro Galea
Dr Graeme Close - Professor of Human Physiology at LJMU
Martin Gibala - HIIT training - http://martingibala.com/
Mark Carrigan Social Theory, Digital Platforms, Educational Futures
The Science of Sport - Ross Tucker and Jonathon Dugas
ACE Expert Blogs - a wide range of topics that could be linked to directly or be an inspiration for your own writing
Tony Gentilcore - An S & C Coach
www.svsportstherapy.com - A good sports therapy website
Science For Sport - a resource website with articles and podcasts
Catalyst Athletics - An S&C site with lots of good articles and videos
Active Choices - a site we created to help support out activity clinics
Weighty matters - Blog of Yoni Freedhoff, Family doc, Associate Prof. at the University of Ottawa, Author of The Diet Fix.
Nick Grantham - Strength & Conditioning Expert, Sport Scientist.
Examples of single blog articles by academics
Biddle, S. (2018) Do we fatten our kids in front of screens
Gibson, K. (2018) Banning the tackle in school rugby: Let's put it in context
Rooney, S. (2018) “So, can we say ‘skills’?”
Abrahams, A. (2018) "Cognitive Bias - As Bad As Our Biases Would Have Us Believe?"
More examples of potential content (on benjanefitness.com)
I went to a conference, then I wrote about it
I read a book and summarised aspects of it here
I collated a load of references and links on a particular topic
I posted (and have now collated) a load of job vacancies
I collated info on a topic that's good for me to review or to pass on to clients & professionals
Further Links
Writing Academic Blogs - https://owl.excelsior.edu/online-writing-and-presentations/blogs/